The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-03
OCALA,s PROSPERITY.
The Future of the Thriving LittleC lty
Full of Promise.


Full of Promise.
OCALA, FLA, Oct 1-Homing pigeons
are seeking the dovecotes Of Florida. Every
train is bringing back those who have been
enjoying their sumner outings at their
former homes, or amongst the mountains
and springs, or at the seaside. Familiar
faces, absent during the heated term, are
again met with on the thoroughfares OF the
town.
Our solid little city is fast assuming
metropolitan airs. The new ana efficient
municipal board has taken at a bound
leap far in advance of their predecessors, so
much so as to fairly startle the old sober
residents. They have inaugurated, within
sixty days, three separate and distinct I'M
provements that other towns take a decade
to organize These consist of splendid
system of water supply, an electric light
plant, and the paving with native rock the
principal streets The latter industry has
progressed so far as the streets surrounding
court house square. Next will be Magnolia
street, from the business portion of the town
tothe Florida Railway and Navigation depot,
then Osceola street. upon which the Florida
Southern railway penetrateS the town. The
right of way over this street was granted
years ago upon expressed condition that the
railway company should grade and pave the
street, but which has been evaded OF post
poned until the present. The municipal gov
eminent has notified the Florida Southern
railway that they must comply, or they will
knew why the delay continues
No town in the State has better surround
ings for solid prosperity than the metropolis
of Central Florida A large tract of rich,
high hummock extends for miles to the
south and southeast of the town, in which
are many of the fine orange groves and
aNnl.l. -lxf 10 o,irf,
county famous, and within a radius of five
miles of the city these industries, in money
value, run well up into the hundreds of
thousands OF dollars. Our merchants and
business men are active and pushing and
people clever and enterprising, and Ocala'S
future rings with no uncertain sound.
ApropoS of the Emigration Convention,
that assembled in Jacksonville last month,
happened AN incident that had a close paral-
lei in your own city. In the good old ante
bellum days there came from the rural dis
trict Georgia granger who had never be-
fore strayed far from his native heath. who
stopped at the old and popular Pulaski.
Hotel life was great novelty to him. Seat
ing himself at the breakfast table, he
noticed before him glass stand filled with
crisp and toothsome celery.
Our country cousin thought it a table
decoration, as he was unacquainted with its
use. Soon after taking his seat, another
guest of the house came in and took a seat
opposite, and drawing the glass to him
helped himself, and began with evident
relish to enjoy the succulent celery Not to
appear awkward, the country man did like
wise but did not show the same enjoyment
as his neighbor. Shortly after the waiter
served the breakfast, and amongst other
dishes, rendered dressed shrimp. The coun-
tryman looked first at the celery
then at the shrimp, and push
ing them away, said ito the waiter, take
'em away, boy Il can make out to eat your
grass, but ! can't go them bugs
The Marion county delegate was one
of the guests at the splendid banquet given
by the citizens of Jacksonville, at Murray
Hall, Pablo Beach at which he was offered
dressed shrimp Looking suspiciously at
them a moment he said to the waiter II
reckon know silk worms when | see them,
take 'em away"
The latter incident is a fact related by
other delegates present at the banquet
Yours truly. Al. l. GATOR.